St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
THE RAILWAY MYSTERY.
A New identification which Seems
PIaMsible..A Crank,s Statement.

RAILWAY, n. d., April 1.-Ott0 HeiSler,
of New York, visited the morgue to-day.
He says he came to this country on the
steamer Westernland which arrived here on
Jan. II. Among the passengers on the
steamer was Mena Noorz. young German
girl, and her lover, Max Kinder. She was
% years old and Kinder several years older.
She had two drafts, ole for ST, 200 and
another for $500. Heisler thought the dead
girl was Mena Noorz, but could not identify
the clothing. Noorz is the name worked on
the edge of the handkerchief found in the
valise picked up in the river near the scene
OF the murder.
PROBABLY A CRANK.
New YORK, April IA man gave him.
self up to the Brooklyn police just before
noon to-day on his own statement that he
was the murderer of the unknown dead girl
at Railway. The mans name is j. j.
Flath. He is barber, and stranger in
Brooklyn. Flath said he had not been able
to sleep since the murder. He denied writ
ing letter signed "a German" which pur-
ported to have been written by the muir
derer of the girl, butsaid that he had writ
ten to Chief Tooker, of Railway. The
prisoner at this point became hysterical,
and acted like a man i'll fit of delirum
tremens. The police think he is not a
drinking man. A search of his clothes re-
vealed pawn ticket for a coat pledged in
New York, March "a. He denied being in
New York on that date, and said he bought
the ticket for so cents. He had several
clippings from German papers, one describ-
ing how easily Il mans head could be cut
OFF. The prisoner admitted wearing full
beard before going to Brooklyn, but had it
shaved off. Flath gave a confused story of
his whereabouts at the time of the murder.
He was held until the matter could be in
vestigated. His trunk at Elizabeth, n. j.,
will be searched. He was shown the pic
sure OF the Railway victim, but denied that
he had ever seen her. After being photo
graphed Flath was locked up.
EsoOdlers Give Bonds.
CHICAGO, April THE trial of the
county boodlers is set for next Wednesday
before Judge Tuley, but it is matter of
considerable speculation as to whether the
trial will begin then. The state is ready,
but there is some doubt as to whether the
defense will be prepared to go to trial or
not. A number of additional officials
under indictment appeared and gave bonds
to-day. Michael Leyden gave bonds to
cover thirteen additional indictments for
conspiracy and one for bribery, the total
amount of the bonds being increased to
$4,000. Commissioner r. NJ. Oliver gave
bonds to cover nine additional indictments
for conspiracy and one for bribery, the
amount of the bonds being fixed at S14, OOO
B. r. Brainerd, the court house contractor
appeared to give bonds under the one in
dictment for conspiracy against him. The
amount of the bond was $1,000 Ex-
Commissioner Wasserman appeared with
his sureties, and had the bonds made to
cover five additional indictments for con-
spiracy and two for bribery. S15, 900 being
added to the bonds. Commissioner Cells
appeared with two sureties. There were
eight additional indictments for conspiracy
and one for bribery against Mr.. Cells and
the bonds were increased to S13, 900. c. C.
Warren gave bonds under one indictment
for conspiracy in the sum of $4,000